"Mount Giona Mount Giona (, also transliterated as ""Gkiona"", ) is a mountain in Phocis, Central Greece. It is located between the mountains of Parnassus to the east, Vardousia to the west, and Oeta to the north. Known in classical antiquity as the ""Aselinon Oros"" (, 'moonless mountain'), it is the highest mountain south of Olympus and the fifth overall in Greece. Pyramida is its highest peak at . Other peaks include the Perdika (Πέρδικα, 2,484 m), Tragonoros (Τραγονόρος, 2,456 m), Platyvouna or Plativouna (Πλατυβούνα, 2,316 m), Profitis Ilias (Προφήτης Ηλίας, 2,298 m), Kastro (Κάστρο, 2,176 m), Vraila (Βράϊλα, 2,177"
"Parnassos Ski Centre Parnassos Ski Centre is a ski centre in Greece located at Mount Parnassus near Delphi. It is Greece's largest and the most modern ski resort and was opened in 1976. The ski centre is located at two main areas, Kelaria and Fterrolakas. Parnassus has 23 pistes of varying difficulties – from easy runs for children to black runs for experienced skiers. The total length is 34 km. The resort has everything holiday-goers may need: 17 ski lifts, ski equipment sales and service outlets as well as rental stores. The highest altitude of the resort is at 2,250m"
"Alagna Valsesia Alagna Valsesia (Walser German: ""Im Land"", Piedmontese: ""Alagna"", Valsesiano: ""Lagna"") is a ""comune"" and small village high in the Valsesia alpine valley in the province of Vercelli, Piedmont, northern Italy, a UNESCO World heritage site since 2013. It is a tourist place for mountaineering and winter sports, and it is internationally renowned for the freeride off-piste skiing. It is also the traditional starting point for the Margherita Hut climb, at above sea level, the highest building in Europe. It was originally settled by Walser at the beginning of 12th century. It is located at an elevation of just"
"Mount Elbrus Mount Elbrus (; , ""Miñi taw"" or ""Mın̨i tau"" ; , ""’Wāśhamāxwa"" or ""Ꜧuas̨hamaxua"" ;) could be considered the highest mountain in Europe, notwithstanding the fact that Caucasus mountains are at the intersection of Europe and Asia, and the tenth most prominent peak in the world. A dormant volcano, Elbrus is in the Caucasus Mountains in Southern Russia, near the border with Georgia. Elbrus has two summits, both of which are dormant volcanic domes. The taller west summit is ; the east summit is . The east summit was first ascended on 10 July 1829 (Julian calendar) by"
"Pyrenees The Pyrenees (; ; ; ; ; ; ) is a range of mountains in southwest Europe that forms a natural border between Spain and France. Reaching a height of altitude at the peak of Aneto, the range separates the Iberian Peninsula from the rest of continental Europe, and extends for about from the Bay of Biscay (Cap Higuer) to the Mediterranean Sea (Cap de Creus). For the most part, the main crest forms a divide between Spain and France, with the microstate of Andorra sandwiched in between. The Principality of Catalonia alongside with the Kingdom of Aragon in"
"is named after Victor Emmanuel II of Italy who created the Gran Paradiso royal reserve in 1856, presently the site of the Gran Paradiso National Park. Gran Paradiso is located in the Gran Paradiso National Park, an Italian national park named after the mountain. On the French side of the border, the park is continued by the Vanoise National Park. Gran Paradiso The Gran Paradiso (; ) is a mountain in the Graian Alps in Italy, located between the Aosta Valley and Piedmont regions. The peak, the 7th highest mountain in the Graian Alps, with an elevation of 4,061 m,"
"Monte Rosa The Monte Rosa known in the Italian name even in Switzerland (or synonymously used as a pleonasm: ""Monte Rosa massif"" (; ; ) is a mountain massif located in the eastern part of the Pennine Alps. It is located between Italy (Piedmont and Aosta Valley) and Switzerland (Valais). Monte Rosa is the second highest mountain in the Alps and western Europe. Five faces are in Italy: Cervinia very small portion, Champoluc, Gressoney, Alagna Valsesia with the Valsesian wall and Macugnaga with the East wall; two in Switzerland, Zermatt and Saas-Fee. Such a great variety of valleys reflects the"
"Gran Paradiso The Gran Paradiso (; ) is a mountain in the Graian Alps in Italy, located between the Aosta Valley and Piedmont regions. The peak, the 7th highest mountain in the Graian Alps, with an elevation of 4,061 m, is close to Mont Blanc on the nearby border with France. In the SOIUSA (""International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps"") the mountain belongs to an alpine subsection called """"North-Eastern Graian Alps"""" (It:""Alpi del Gran Paradiso""; Fr:""Alpes du Grand-Paradis"") and also gives its name to the ""gruppo del Gran Paradiso"". While the Mont Blanc massif straddles the border between France"
"the Passo dei Salati permitting the direct access to the freerides routes in the Vallone delle Pisse. Alagna Valsesia Alagna Valsesia (Walser German: ""Im Land"", Piedmontese: ""Alagna"", Valsesiano: ""Lagna"") is a ""comune"" and small village high in the Valsesia alpine valley in the province of Vercelli, Piedmont, northern Italy, a UNESCO World heritage site since 2013. It is a tourist place for mountaineering and winter sports, and it is internationally renowned for the freeride off-piste skiing. It is also the traditional starting point for the Margherita Hut climb, at above sea level, the highest building in Europe. It was originally"
"Krkonoše The Krkonoše (Czech: ), Karkonosze (Polish: ), Riesengebirge (German), Riesageberge (Silesian German) or Giant Mountains, are a mountain range located in the north of the Czech Republic and the south-west of Poland, part of the Sudetes mountain system (part of the Bohemian Massif). The Czech-Polish border, which divides the historic regions of Bohemia and Silesia, runs along the main ridge. The highest peak, Sněžka (, ), is the Czech Republic's highest point with an elevation of . On both sides of the border, large areas of the mountains are designated national parks (the Krkonoše National Park in the Czech"
"de France also all finished at Arcalis. Vallnord Vallnord () is a ski/snowboard resort in the Pyrenees mountains in the country of Andorra, close to the border with Spain at Tor, Pallars. It encompasses the linked sectors of Pal and Arinsal (the sectors were linked by a cable car, opened in 2005, from the top of the Arinsal sector) and the Ordino-Arcalis sector some kilometres away. All the separate sectors within Vallnord contain green, blue, red and black rated runs as well as restaurants and ski schools. Arinsal is particularly popular with British and Irish tourists, while the Arcalis sector"
"Gradus ad Parnassum The Latin phrase gradus ad Parnassum means ""steps to Parnassus"". It is sometimes shortened to gradus. The name ""Parnassus"" was used to denote the loftiest part of a mountain range in central Greece, a few miles north of Delphi, of which the two summits, in Classical times, were called ""Tithorea"" and ""Lycoreia"". In Greek mythology, one of the peaks was sacred to Apollo and the nine Muses, the inspiring deities of the arts, and the other to Dionysus. The phrase has often been used to refer to various books of instruction, or guides, in which ""gradual"" progress"
"Roncevaux Pass Pass of Roncesvalles or Roncesvalles Pass (also ""Ronceval"" or ""Roncevaux""), (; ; ; elevation 1057 m) is a high mountain pass in the Pyrenees near the border between France and Spain. The pass itself is entirely in Spain. The pass is located between the towns of Roncesvalles and Luzaide/Valcarlos in Navarra, northern Spain. The closest town in France is Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, at a distance of about 8 km (5.0 mi) from the Spanish border. It has customarily been an important point on the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage route. The route over the pass departs from Lintzoain on the Spanish"
"Klein Matterhorn The Klein Matterhorn (sometimes translated as ""Little Matterhorn"") is a peak of the Pennine Alps, overlooking Zermatt in the Swiss canton of Valais. At above sea level, it is the highest place in Europe that can be reached by aerial tramway, as well as by any other means of transport. The Klein Matterhorn is part of the Breithorn massif and overlooks on its south side the almost equally high flat glacier named ""Breithorn Plateau"", just north of the international border with Italy. The name ""Klein Matterhorn"" is a reference to its much larger neighbour, the Matterhorn, which lies"
"this was one of the many arson attacks that have claimed forested land in Greece over recent decades. Parnitha Mount Parnitha (, , Katharevousa and ""Parnis""/""Parnes""; sometimes Parnetha) is a densely forested mountain range north of Athens, the highest on the peninsula of Attica, with an elevation of 1,413 m, and a summit known as Karavola (Καραβόλα). Much of the mountain is designated a national park, and is a protected habitat for wildfowl, first created in 1961. The summit is located 18 km N of Acharnae and about 30 km N of Athens city centre, while the mountain covers approximately"
"Guinea's Carstensz Pyramid, which is part of Indonesia (4,884 m). Following the Bass list, Mount Townsend is the second-highest summit (2,209 m) in Australia. According to the Messner list, Puncak Mandala (4,760 m) on New Guinea is the second highest of the Australian continent. Heights of mountain peaks in West Papua are poorly established, and Puncak Trikora has been listed as the second-highest summit on the island, but SRTM data do support a higher elevation for Mandala. Both lists count Mount Elbrus as the highest peak in Europe. This makes Dykh-Tau (5,205 m), located in Russia, the second-highest summit in"
"Europe is not universally agreed upon, its inclusion in Europe is disputed: if the Kuma–Manych Depression is used as the geological border between Asia and Europe, the Caucasus and Elbrus lie wholly in Asia. If the Greater Caucasus watershed is used instead, Elbrus' peaks are wholly in Europe, albeit close to the border with Asia. Mont Blanc (), lying on the border between France and Italy in the Graian Alps, is seen by some to be the highest mountain in Europe. North and South America have Denali and Aconcagua, respectively. Looking again at plate tectonics, there is also the possibility"
"the mountain is the remains of a Roman tower topping the summit. With the summit providing excellent views over the northern and southern slopes alike, it was used as a watchtower in medieval times. Urkulu Urkulu (1,419 m) is a mountain in the Basque Country straddling the border between France and Spain. The summit is located in the western Pyrenees, within walking distance from Roncevaux and close to the so-called French Way of St James, which crosses the mountain range at the historic Roncevaux Pass. The mountain is easily accessible from the old arms factory of Orbaizeta in Navarre and"
"Mont Blanc massif The Mont Blanc massif (; ) is a mountain range in the Alps, located mostly in France and Italy, but also straddling Switzerland at its northeastern end. It contains eleven major independent summits, each over in height. It is named after Mont Blanc (), the highest point in western Europe and the European Union. Because of its considerable overall altitude, a large proportion of the massif is covered by glaciers, which include the Mer de Glace and the Miage Glacierthe longest glaciers in France and Italy, respectively. Not only does the massif form a watershed between the"
"Pyrénées – Mont Perdu World Heritage Site The Pyrénées – Mont Perdu World Heritage Site (also known as UNESCO Patrimonio Mundial Pirineos – Monte Perdido in Spanish) is a World Heritage site straddling the border between Spain and France in the Pyrenees mountain chain. The summit of Monte Perdido (French: Mont Perdu) is on the Spanish side of the border. The site was designated in 1997 and extended north in 1999 to include the Commune of Gèdre in France. The site includes two bordering national parks: the entire Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park in Spain and the eastern part"
"metres must be crossed on a relatively difficult terrain. Usually these peaks are considered to be part of the Monte Rosa massif: Usually these glaciers are considered to be part of the Monte Rosa massif: Monte Rosa The Monte Rosa known in the Italian name even in Switzerland (or synonymously used as a pleonasm: ""Monte Rosa massif"" (; ; ) is a mountain massif located in the eastern part of the Pennine Alps. It is located between Italy (Piedmont and Aosta Valley) and Switzerland (Valais). Monte Rosa is the second highest mountain in the Alps and western Europe. Five faces"
"Cime du Gélas Cime du Gélas (Italian: ""Monte Gelàs"") is a 3,143 m high mountain on the boundary between France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region) and Italy (province of Cuneo). It is part of the Maritime Alps. It is the highest peak of the Mercantour National Park, while on the Italian side it is included in the Maritime Alps Natural Park. Geologically, it is part of the Mercantour-Argentera massif, and is mostly formed by granitoid gneiss. The peak is composed of two smaller ones, divided by a gorge; the highest peak is the northern one, which is topped by a cross built"
"Mont Blanc Mont Blanc (; ), meaning ""White Mountain"", is the highest mountain in the Alps and the highest in Europe west of Russia's Caucasus peaks. It rises above sea level and is ranked 11th in the world in topographic prominence. The mountain stands in a range called the Graian Alps, between the regions of Aosta Valley, Italy, and Savoie and Haute-Savoie, France. The location of the summit is on the watershed line between the valleys of Ferret and Veny in Italy and the valleys of Montjoie, and Arve in France. The Mont Blanc massif is popular for hiking, skiing,"
"chairlift. Sapienza Refuge was the finish of Stage 9 of the 2011 Giro d'Italia and Stage 4 of the 2017 Giro. Mount Etna Mount Etna, or Etna ( or ; or ; ), is an active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily, Italy, in the Metropolitan City of Catania, between the cities of Messina and Catania. It lies above the convergent plate margin between the African Plate and the Eurasian Plate. It is the highest active volcano in Europe outside the Caucasus. It is currently high, though this varies with summit eruptions. It is the highest peak in Italy"
"from Albania to Kosovo and eastern Montenegro. Maja Jezercë is the highest peak and is located in Albania, standing at above the Adriatic. The Dinaric Alps are one of the most rugged and extensively mountainous areas of Europe, alongside the Caucasus Mountains, Alps, Pyrenees and Scandinavian Mountains. They are formed largely of Mesozoic and Cenozoic sedimentary rocks of dolomite, limestone, sand and conglomerates formed by seas and lakes that had once covered the area. During the Alpine earth movements that occurred 50–100 million years ago, immense lateral pressures folded and overthrust the rocks in a great arc around the old"
"Varnous Varnous or Varnoundas (, also called ""Peristeri"") is a mountain in northern Florina regional unit, Greece, situated between the town of Florina and Lake Prespa, and just south of the border with the Republic of Macedonia. Its highest peak, named ""Gkarvani"", is 2,334 m. It is part of the same massif that continues northwards into the Baba mountains with Mount Pelister (2,601 m) as its highest peak. Other mountaintops includes Belavoda (""Μπελαβόδα"") at 2,179 m, Kirko (""Κίρκο"") at 2,155 m, Kotsyfa or Potistres (""Κότσυφα"" or ""Ποτίστρες"") at 2,065 m and more. The E6 European long distance path passes over"
"Montcalm Massif The Montcalm Massif (, ) is a mountain massif located in the Pyrenees, at the border between France and Spain, it has an altitude of 3077 metres above sea level. Some of the summits are over 3,000 m high and the highest mountain in Catalonia (Pica d'Estats), as well as the highest mountain in Ariège (Pic de Montcalm), are part of this massif. The Parc naturel régional des Pyrénées ariégeoises is located on the French side of the massif area and the Parc Natural de l'Alt Pirineu on the Spanish side. Climbing some of the summits is not"
"Mount Etna Mount Etna, or Etna ( or ; or ; ), is an active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily, Italy, in the Metropolitan City of Catania, between the cities of Messina and Catania. It lies above the convergent plate margin between the African Plate and the Eurasian Plate. It is the highest active volcano in Europe outside the Caucasus. It is currently high, though this varies with summit eruptions. It is the highest peak in Italy south of the Alps. Etna covers an area of with a basal circumference of . This makes it by far the"
"national park forms part of the French section of the Pyrénées - Mont Perdu World Heritage Site that straddles the border between France and Spain. The park also borders on the Lacs de Carnau. Pyrénées National Park The Pyrénées National Park () is a National Park of France located within the French departments of Hautes-Pyrénées and Pyrénées-Atlantiques. Located along the border of France and Spain is a scenic and mountainous landscape offering a variety of outdoor activities including hiking, skiing, mountain climbing and observing wildlife. The park was created in 1967 as a natural heritage site without barriers or fences"
"Parnitha Mount Parnitha (, , Katharevousa and ""Parnis""/""Parnes""; sometimes Parnetha) is a densely forested mountain range north of Athens, the highest on the peninsula of Attica, with an elevation of 1,413 m, and a summit known as Karavola (Καραβόλα). Much of the mountain is designated a national park, and is a protected habitat for wildfowl, first created in 1961. The summit is located 18 km N of Acharnae and about 30 km N of Athens city centre, while the mountain covers approximately 250 km² of land. Other peaks include Mavrovouni (Μαυροβούνι), Ornio (1,350 m), Area (1,160 m), Avgo or Avgho"
"in Western Europe), summiting Elbrus (highest mountain in Europe) summiting Mount Vinson (highest mountain in Antarctica), summiting Denali (highest mountain in North America), summiting Mount Kosciuszk (highest mountain in Australasia) reaching the North Col of Everest and cycling Land's End to John O'Groats. Via his generous expedition sponsors he has been able to raise donations for several charities, most notably The Matt Hampson Foundation, Myeloma and PSP Association. Julian Evans (adventurer) Julian Evans is a British adventurer and fund-raiser. Born in 1972, Leicestershire, and educated at Oakham School, he is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Fellow"
"some worldwide-known mountains like the Matterhorn (Cervino), Monte Rosa, Gran Paradiso in the eastern Alps, and Bernina, Stelvio and Dolomites along the eastern side of the Alps. The highest peak in Europe is Mont Blanc, at 4,810 meters above sea level, located at the border with France. With the exception of Liguria all of Northern Italy lies in the drainage basin of the Adriatic Sea (with rivers Po, Piave, Adige, Brenta, Tagliamento, Reno) though the waters from some border municipalities (Livigno in Lombardy, Innichen and Sexten in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol) drain into the Black Sea through the basin of the Danube,"
"Caucasus The Caucasus or Caucasia is a mountain range and also a regional term used to describe an area situated between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea and occupied by Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia. It is home to the Caucasus Mountains including the Greater Caucasus mountain range, which has historically been considered a natural barrier between Eastern Europe and Western Asia, but is today accepted by the majority of scholars as being part of Asia. The Lesser Caucasus extends south by the Dzhavakhet range and the Armenian highlands (part of which are located in Turkey). Europe's highest mountain,"